Rack



April 2, 19 29. A. SCHUBERT 1,707,576

RACK

Filed Jan. 11, 1927 11 I L b d a 0 any:

Patented Apr. 2, i929.

warren s'r u les PATE T OFFICE."

RACK.

Application filed January' 11, 1927, serial 16o,402, ana in e l-man Novembere', 1926. I

This invention relates to an improved rack comprising a plurality of horizontal superposed bars arranged in pairs behind one another and connected at their ends by four vertical corner supports spaced apart by two cross-members at the upper and lower ends of the rack, and the novelty con-- si'sts in making-said rack telescopic in such a way that said horizontal bars arehollow and adapted to receive'a similar rack part from both lateral ends of the rack, so that the rack can be used in the inserted position of the two lateral rack parts or in the improved rack: Fig. 1 is a front View theretil of with the two lateral rack parts in their inserted position, Fig. 2 is an end View of the rack with the respective lateral rack part removed, Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 1 with the two lateral rack parts in their withdrawn position, and Fig 4 is a perspective-view of one lower raclrend.

The rack comprises a plurality of horizontal superposed bars 0 arranged in pairs behind one another and connected at their ends by four vertical corner supports a spaced apart by two cross-members b at the upper and lower lateral ends of the rack and carried by tubular feet m, n, this being already known in the art.

According to the invention, the rack is telescopic in such a way that the bars aware hollow, preferably of rectangularcross-section (Figs. 2'and' l) andadapted to receive a similar rack part fromboth lateral ends of the rack. daid rack parts consist of solid bars d and 6 respectively with vertical'corner supports f and g respectively spaced apartby a cross-member h, i at the upper and lower free lateral ends of-the'raclr partand carries by foot-rollers la and Z respectively.

superposed bars arranged in pairs one be hind another, four vertical corner posts connectmg the ends of and supporting said hollow bars, cross members by which said posts are spaced at the ends of the rack, a sliding member comprising a plurality of solid horizontal bars adapted to slide within said hollow-members a frame connecting the endsrof said solid'bars and rollers supporting said frame.

2. In a rack, in combination, an immovable part comprising a plural ty'of llOI'lZOIltal hollow members, standards connecting and supporting the ends of said hollow members, struts for spacing said standards apart and two movable members each comprising a plurality of solid horizontalbars adapted to fit and slide within the hollow members of the immovable part of the rack, transverse frames connecting and supporting the ends of said'solid bars and rollers supporting said frames the movableparts of. the

rack moving on said rollers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ALFRED soH BERT; 

